Pine Valley Coal wins BC approval for Willow Creek mine
Pine Valley Coal Ltd gains BC Environmental Assessment Act approval to build an open pit coal mine in Willow Creek, creating 60 construction jobs and 110 permanent positions. Officials praise regional benefits while a monitoring program will ensure environmental safeguards and ongoing compliance.
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Cathy McGregor
Environment, Lands, and Parks
Dan Miller
Energy, Mines
Chetwynd
Tree Knowledge session by Aurora Forestry expert at Little Prairie
Kindergarten students at Little Prairie Elementary enjoyed an informative talk on local trees by John Revel, a silviculturist from Aurora Forestry Services Ltd, who has spent 15 years in the Peace Region teaching children. Revel engaged the class and let them touch tree products and carvings brought for the lesson, sponsored in part by Canfor to cover travel expenses.
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Little Prairie
John Revel
Aurora Forestry Services Ltd
Revel
Peace Region
Ing
Canfor
Corporation
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Willow Creek
Pine Pass
British Columbia
Lasser
Vancouver
Pine Valley Coal
David Fawcett
Willow Creek Project
Fawcett
McGregor
SSS
ESA
Environmental Assessment Office
Ject
Tumbler Ridge
Venessa Weightman
Cascade Realty
B.C